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	County Kildare - Heritage - Russborough House
		Russborough House in Blessington, is situated near the borders of counties Kildare and Wicklow.
		In 1951, Russborough was purchased by Sir Alfred and Lady Beit, and used to house their magnificent collection of paintings, including Dutch, Flemish and Spanish masterpieces.
		The Beit family gave Russborough to a foundation, and have opened the house to the public while they live in one of the wings of the house itself.
	kildare.ie /Heritage/History/historic/houses/russborough-house.htm (220 words)

	Russborough House, County Wicklow
		Irish country houses are generally distinguished by their architecture rather than their contents, but Russborough is a striking exception to this rule.
		It can justifiably be said that Russborough, with its superb landscape setting, is indeed a temple of the arts-a place of rare quality and beauty.
		The house was commissioned by Joseph Lesson, later the first Earl of Milltown (1705-83), after inheriting the wealth of his father, an opulent Dublin brewer.
	www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/travel/attractions/houses/russb.shtm (604 words)

	Russborough House - Midlands East Attractions - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		Architecturally, there is no other house in Ireland to rival Russborough House which is located near the borders of Kildare and Wicklow.
		It is one of the finest Irish houses open to the public and was originally built for Joseph Leeson who later became the Earl of Milltown.
		In 1951, Russborough House was sold to Sir Alfred and Lady Beit who used it to house their fantastic collection of paintings.
	www.12travel.co.uk /ie/Midlands_East/attractions/russborough.html (249 words)

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		In a few generations the Leesons declined, until in 1902the last of them to live at Russborough, the dowager Countess Geraldine, crated up most of the furnishings and silver, the pictures and the books, and sent them down to Dublin to the National Gallery of Ireland.
		Heartened by this, the priest at Ballymore Eustace, whose parish included Russborough, waited until he had the miscreant Daly in the pews, then climbed into his pulpit and thundered against the statues.
		Happily, the lavish interiors of Russborough escaped the censure of the parish, and it was these interiors that attracted Sir Alfred Beit, baronet, heir to a nineteenth-century South African diamond fortune.
	www.theirishgame.com /chapter.html (1436 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 366 - 21 May, 1986 - Adjournment Debate. - Russborough House Art Robbery.
		Then, to cap it all, we learn of the robbery from Russborough House of 17 paintings of the Alfred Beit collection, some of the finest paintings in the world and probably the greatest private collection in the world.
		Russborough was burgled in 1974 and Shergar was stolen later, and then Russborough again in 1986.
		Last March there was a huge art robbery in Ardsallagh House near Fethard and there was another nasty incident in our own county where valuable thoroughbreds got loose or were allowed loose in their boxes in the nearby stud and had to be put down because of injuries.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0366/D.0366.198605210087.html (1970 words)

	russboroughartrobberies
		Some might say Russborough House always had a heritage of larceny, since the property was “stolen” from Ireland by the Leeson family around 1700.
		Just days after the Gainsborough and Bellotto paintings were brought back to Russborough in 2002, three men smashed a window of the house with a battering ram, went in and took away five paintings, including two by Rubens.
		The Russborough has an odd knack for recovering its artworks (unlike the Gardner — which hasn’t found one of the Degas, Rembrant or Manet paintings clipped there in 1990).
	ireland-fun-facts.com /russborough-art.html (707 words)

	Russborough (1742) - Richard Cassels
		Russborough was built by Cassels for the 1st Earl of Milltown between 1742 and 1755.
		A central block containing the principal rooms is flanked by curved and segmented colonnades leading to two symmetrical service blocks.
		The principal feature of the interiors are the rococo plaster-work and the ceilings, again by the master stuccoists Paul and Philip Lanfrachini, and ornate carved marble fireplaces, all contrasting with the austerity of the exterior.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /AAS6355/richard-cassels-russborough-1742.html (98 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Dublin man admits Russborough House theft
		A 26-year-old Dublin man has admitted trespassing at Russborough House and stealing two paintings worth €2.5m.
		John Kearns, with an address at Corrib Road in Terenure, pleaded guilty at Wicklow Circuit Court yesterday to stealing the two paintings on 26 June 2001.
		It was the fourth time that paintings were stolen from the stately house.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2003/0226/russborough.html (171 words)

	Russborough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It is approximately 900mm in diameter and is located over the west arch entrance to the yard at Russborough House, 3km south of Blessington off the N81.
		Russborough was built for Joseph Leeson, later Baron Russborough and then Earl of Milltown, by the German architect Richard Cassells between 1741 and 1751.
		It consists of a central seven-bay, two-storey over a basement block which is extended on each side by curved colonnaded quadrant wings leading to seven-bay, two-storey pavilions.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /michael.j.harley/wicklow/russborough.htm (252 words)

	Richard Cassels biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Lafranchini brothers, famous for their plaster-work, executed some of their finest work here and would work again with Cassels at Russborough.
		The interiors, as at Russborough and elsewhere, were again in the rococo style, contrasting with the exterior.
		Cassels designed this Dublin town house for Marcus Beresford, Earl of Tyrone, in Marlborough Street between 1740 and 1745.
	russborough.biography.ms (1281 words)

	Russborough House - Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Russborough House and its impressive art collection (May-Sept daily 10.30am-5.30pm; April and Oct Sun and bank holidays 10.30am-5.30pm; 45min tour; £4/?5.08) in west Wicklow ranks alongside Powerscourt House and the monastic site at Glendalough as a great cultural landmark.
		A classic Palladian structure whose central block is linked to two wings with curving arms, its design was subsequently repeated throughout Ireland, as a result of Castle's influence and its own suitability as a kind of glorified farmhouse.
		Russborough House epitomizes the great flowering of Anglo-Irish confidence before the Act of Union deprived Ireland of its parliament, much of its trade and its high society (thereafter, the rich Anglo-Irish spent much of the year in London).
	travel-guide.traveliseek.com /russborough-house_avl_li30442.html (303 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2002/09/30: Investigation underway into Russborough raid
		A major security operation and investigation is still underway this morning at Russborough house in Co Wicklow.
		The investigation centres around the raid from the Beit collection which is believed to be valued in the area of 50m.
		This is the fourth time that the Russborough house has been raided in the last 28 years.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2002/09/30/story70409.asp (158 words)

	RTE News - Russborough House has history of art thefts
		Russborough House is no stranger to art thefts.
		The first major robbery happened in 1974, when an IRA gang, which included British heiress Dr Rose Dugdale, stole 19 paintings at a value of £8m.
		Over a dozen paintings from the Beit collection were donated to the State in 1987, but neither of the works stolen today are State-owned.
	www.rte.ie /news/2001/0626/paintings2.html (298 words)

	MUSEUM SECURITY MAILINGLIST REPORTS
		In 1974, an IRA gang which included Dr Rose Dugdale, the British heiress, stole 19 paintings, valued at IR£8 million, from Russborough, the home of the late Sir Alfred Beit, a member of the de Beers diamond family, and his wife.
		It could turn out to be significant that the blue Pajero jeep used to ram the front door of Russborough had been stolen earlier in Crumlin the Dublin base from where The General and his associates operated from before Cahill's assassination by the IRA in 1994.
		A pair of plastic gloves left behind after the theft of two valuable paintings from Russborough House yesterday may be the key to their recovery, according to gardaí.
	www.museum-security.org /01/126.html (1987 words)

	Russborough House - The Art Collection - Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Impressive though Russborough is, the chief reason why it is so firmly on the tourist trail is its collection of paintings.
		His nephew, Sir Alfred Beit, acquired Russborough in 1952, which explains why such an extraordinary collection of famous pictures is kept in this obscure corner of County Wicklow.
		Whatever you may feel about their irrelevance to the site or the source of the wealth that made the acquisitions possible, there are some marvellous paintings by Goya, Murillo, Velazquez, Gainsborough, Rubens and Frans Hals, to name but a few.
	travel-guide.traveliseek.com /russborough-house--the-art-collection_avl_fi75175.html (209 words)

	RTE News - Five paintings stolen from Russborough House
		Five paintings, including two by the renowned artist, Rubens, have been stolen in another raid on Russborough House.
		The Beit collection which is based in Russborough house, is insured for €40 million.
		Russborough House Five more paintings stolen from Beit collection
	www.rte.ie /news/2002/0929/Russborough.html (304 words)

	Russborough House - Devil's Glen, Co. Wicklow, Ireland - Holiday and Equestrian Village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Russborough House - Devil's Glen, Co. Wicklow, Ireland - Holiday and Equestrian Village
		Russborough House is one of the finest 18th century houses in Ireland is located over the Wicklow mountains in west Wicklow.
		With its superb landscape Russborough has been described as a temple of art.
	www.devilsglen.ie /russborough.htm (114 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Stolen Rubens painting recovered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gardaí have recovered another one of the paintings stolen from Russborough House in County Wicklow by Martin Cahill, also known as 'The General', 16 years ago.
		There are now just two paintings still missing after the Russborough raid.
		Two other paintings were stolen from Russborough House in June of last year.
	wwa.rte.ie /arts/2002/0807/russborough.html (140 words)

	Pictures: LIGHT and POWER
		The Russborough House, a sprawling 18th-century countryside estate, seems to be a proving ground for Dublin criminals.
		Russborough House has been the site of four art thefts in 28 years.
		Five paintings worth at least $10 million were taken in the latest burglary.
	radio.weblogs.com /0101101/categories/pictures/2002/10/09.html (109 words)

	WATERFORD RUSSBOROUGH PLACE KNIFE : Waterford - Tableware ; ; (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tableware Waterford Russborough Matte 4 Pc Hostess Set
		Tableware ; Waterford Russborough Matte Butter Serving knife
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	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Arts \| Art thieves hit stately home
		Art thieves have hit a stately home in Ireland for a fourth time in 27 years, just days after two artworks were recovered from a previous theft at the property.
		Five paintings were taken from Russborough House, County Wicklow, the stately home of the late South African diamond millionaire, Sir Alfred Beit.
		Two of the paintings - Jacob Van Ruisdael's The Corn Field and Rubens' Portrait of Dominican Monk - were stolen previously in 1986 and returned seven years later.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/arts/2287441.stm (289 words)

	EgyptianAntiques.YourCitySites.com - Antique Jewelry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lord Russborough's Annex has been offering an individual mix of antique maps, paintings and prints since the closing decades of the last century.
		Although Lord Russborough's Annex is known for its exquisite collection of museum standards, they also carry a wide range of prints priced under $100.
		Lord Russborough Annex offers a wide range of military prints, manuscripts, David Roberts, architecture, sporting images, all available for viewing at http://russborough.com.
	egyptianantiques.yourcitysites.com /show.php3?Which=73 (222 words)

	Russborough House, Ireland
		4mi/6km north of Hollywood on the N81, past the reservoir, stands Russborough House, a Palladian mansion by Richard Cassels and Francis Bindon (1740-50), now occupied by the Beit family.
		The main house, with a flight of steps up to the entrance, is linked by colonnades to two substantial wings.
		From Russborough House it is about 19mi/30km back to Dublin on the N81.
	www.planetware.com /ireland/wicklow/russborough-house-irl-wi-ruho.htm (131 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Couple who hid Russborough paintings jailed
		A couple, who hid oil paintings worth over 18m stolen from Russborough House in the attic of their Clondalkin home, have been jailed, one for six months and one for a year.
		Thomas (48) and Noleen (46) Douglas, from Deansrath Road, who recently celebrated their silver jubilee wedding anniversary, had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to handling stolen property on December 20, 2002.
		Sgt Coyne said their total value is estimated at 18.5m, although they would fetch more if sold on the open market.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2004/02/09/story133404.html (632 words)

	Russborough Matte by Waterford, 18/10 stainless steel flatware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Russborough Matte by Waterford, 18/10 stainless steel flatware
		Russborough Matte stainless flatware by Waterford offers full handled knives, satin finish in the center of the handle, and a heavy weight.
		Also available with a shiny finish as Russborough.
	silversuperstore.com /reed_and_barton/waterford/russborough_matte.html (75 words)

	Wicklow - The Garden of Ireland
		Due to a major ongoing works programme, including conservation of the building, the collection of paintings normally displayed will not be on view this season.
		Russborough is situated on the N81, 3 Km South of Blessington.
		Opening times and dates: April from 10am - 5pm Sundays and Bank Holiday, May to September from 10am - 5pm Every Day and October from 10am - 5pm Sundays and Bank Holiday.
	www.wicklow.ie /tourism/attractions/houses_and_gardens/russborough.html (105 words)

	Palladian Style House - Russborough - Beit Collection of paintings - Blessington, Co. Wicklow
		Palladian Style House - Russborough - Beit Collection of paintings - Blessington, Co. Wicklow
		Russborough was built for Joseph Leeson, later Earl of Milltown.
		Building began in 1741 and took ten years to complete.
	www.gardensireland.com /russborough.html (157 words)

	Russborough House Art Theft 29.9.02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gardaí are investigating a break-in to Russborough House, Blessington, Co Wicklow which occured shortly after 6am on Sunday 29th September 2002.
		Five priceless paintings were stolen during the breakin.
		If you were on the Blessington to Tallaght Road on Sunday morning last between 6am and 6.30am you are asked to contact the Incident Room at Blessington Garda Station telephone 045 865202.
	www.garda.ie /angarda/press/2002/p30sep2002.html (212 words)

	BookkooB: Russborough, Blessington, County Wicklow - Sir Alfred Beit
		Russborough, Blessington, County Wicklow (The Irish heritage series)
		Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for Russborough, Blessington, County Wicklow by Sir Alfred Beit.
		View other editions of Russborough, Blessington, County Wicklow.
	www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/0900346183.htm (209 words)

	Russborough House, Blessington
		Kildare > History and Heritage > Historic Sites > Historic Houses > Russborough House
		Sir Alfred Beit bought Russborough in 1952 as a home for the Beit Collection.
		In 1976 he established the Alfred Beit Foundation and in 1978 the house was opened to the public.
	kildare.ie /heritage/historic-sites/russborough.asp (267 words)

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